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Removal Of A Larger Benign Skin Growth, Face Or Mouth

Indiana rates for HCPCS 11444

A noncancerous skin growth is surgically cut out, along with a margin of surrounding tissue, from the face, ears, eyelids, nose, lips, or the lining of the mouth, and the wound is stitched closed. This applies to a larger growth within that group of body areas, compared to the smaller growths handled with related services.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Removal Of A Larger Benign Skin Growth, Face Or Mouth cost?

$295

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $295 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$269$229 to $324
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$851 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $490 to $8,318Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $186 to $389
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $269

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$5,623.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$338.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,549.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$354.81
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$1,479.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,659.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$457.09
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,344.23
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$3,801.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$426.58
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$181.97

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 3.9 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Indiana· 29th of 51

$295

AK $912KY $234

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.